Meaning of WILT
| Pronunciation: | | wilt
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- [n] causing to become limp or drooping
- [n] any plant disease characterized by drooping and shriveling; usually caused by parasites attacking the roots
- [v] become limp; "The flowers wilted"
- [v] lose strength; "My opponent was wilting"
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| | Synonyms: | | droop, wilt disease, wilting |
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| | See Also: | | crumble, decay, delapidate, fusarium wilt, granville wilt, plant disease, verticilliosis, weaken, weakening | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Wilt\,
2d pers. sing. of {Will}.
\Wilt\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Wilting}.] [Written also welt,
a modification of welk.]
To begin to wither; to lose freshness and become flaccid, as
a plant when exposed when exposed to drought, or to great
heat in a dry day, or when separated from its root; to
droop;. to wither. [Prov. Eng. & U. S.]
\Wilt\, v. t.
1. To cause to begin to wither; to make flaccid, as a green
plant. [Prov. Eng. U. S.]
2. Hence, to cause to languish; to depress or destroy the
vigor and energy of. [Prov. Eng. & U. S.]
Despots have wilted the human race into sloth and
imbecility. --Dr. T.
Dwight.
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | A plant disease in which bacteria invade the vessels of herbaceous plants, interfere with movement of water and nutrients, and produce certain toxins that cause wilting and the eventual death of the plant. |
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